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Cyprus Primary Sector
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Figure 7. Economic Activity, 1990
Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany,
Statisiches Bundesant, Länderbericht Zypern, 1986, Wiesbaden,
1986, 9,10.
At the beginning of the 1990s, the primary sector was
no longer
as important as it had been. Agriculture's contribution to
GDP had
declined from about 20 percent at the end of the 1960s to
about 7
percent at the end of the 1980s. Mining's importance had
fallen so
much that it was no longer significant. Forestry and
fishing were
also of little importance. Nevertheless, agriculture would
remain
a stable element in the Republic of Cyprus for both
economic and
social reasons. Vast irrigation projects were underway for
agriculture's benefit; government programs for a
continuing reform
of land tenure patterns were in place; and the cooperative
movement
was a significant force in the banking industry.
Data as of January 1991
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